7 Big Ten Men's Basketball Players Among Top-10 in Sales at NIL Store for February

Big Ten men's basketball players dominated the month of February in sales at the NIL Store. Seven players were among the top-10 male student-athletes in sales for the month. Purdue's Zach Edey, Lance Jones and Braden Smith were in the top three spots.

Big Ten men's basketball players dominated in sales for the month of February, according to the NIL Store. A total of seven male student-athletes from the conference were among the top-10 in sales for the month, with Purdue's Zach Edey, Lance Jones and Braden Smith occupying the top three spots.

Purdue had a total of four players make the top-10 in sales for February at the NIL Store. Mason Gills was also in the mix, coming in at No. 6.

Illinois also landed multiple players on the list, with Coleman Hawkins coming in at No. 8 and Marcus Domask at No. 9 on the list. Iowa freshman Owen Freeman rounded out the Big Ten's representation, squeaking in at No. 10 in sales.

The three non-Big Ten names to make the list were Duke's Jared McCain (No. 4), Arizona's Caleb Love (No. 5) and Marquette's Tyler Kolek (No. 7). Here's the rundown:

1. Zach Edey, Purdue 
2. Lance Jones, Purdue
3. Braden Smith, Purdue
4. Jared McCain, Duke
5. Caleb Love, Arizona
6. Mason Gillis, Purdue
7. Tyler Kolek, Marquette
8. Coleman Hawkins, Illinois
9. Marcus Domask, Illinois
10. Owen Freeman, Iowa

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Big Ten schools also dominated the market at the NIL Store for the month of February. Five teams from the league were among the top-10 in sales.

Purdue led the way at No. 1, with Iowa (No. 5), Illinois (No. 7), Indiana (No. 9) and Ohio State (No. 10) also making the list. The NIL store represents nearly 50 schools, including 11 from the Big Ten.

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